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3D Experiential Designer

  • Hybrid
    • London, Greater London, United Kingdom
  • We Are Family

Job description

Who we are 

At We Are Family, we believe human connection is the heartbeat of everything that matters, in work, in life, and in the creative magic we make for the visionary brands we partner with. 

We’re a small but mighty, award-winning independent agency with big ideas and even bigger hearts. From designing culture-defining brand experiences to building moments through meaningful design, we exist to bring people together. 

We care less about the ladder you’ve climbed and more about the energy, curiosity and creativity you bring to the table. We’re proudly inclusive and believe the best teams are made of different voices, perspectives and paths. 

What you’ll be accountable for: 

You’ll have ideas, lots of them and you will help ideate, shape, lead and deliver creative across bold live and digital events and experiences for some of the world’s most visionary and interesting brands. 

● Create, concept, oversee and deliver concepts, mood boards, spatial layouts, and 3D design visuals and detailing, and provide on-site delivery support for both client and internal work, on time, on budget and on brief 

● Create accurate and detailed design intent drawings and production packs, brief-in external fabrication companies on the build elements 

● Turn strategy and concepts into 3D designs

● Lead and concept on the overarching visual narrative (with a focus on 3D design), working closely with graphic designers, supporting freelancers, producers and the production team to bring ideas to life 

● Design standout presentation decks, pitch visuals and proposals that sell the story, not just the slides 

Support the Director of Creative Design and Executive Creative Director and wider team with ad-hoc requests and creative problem-solving 

Stay ahead of design trends, materials, and technologies that can make our work smarter and more surprising 

● Provide constructive feedback and uphold design quality across the studio 

Who you’ll work with 

Director of Creative Design — management of workflow and project support, weekly check-ins, annual reviews, growth plans 

Executive Creative Director — WAF founder and final creative decision maker, collaboration and input at key milestones. 

Producers — collaborating on project approach and staged presentation developments, keeping design on-brand, on-budget and on-time 

Production team — collaborating on production methods and on site delivery, the team maintain relationships with build and other production suppliers 

Why join us 

We’re independent, human, and genuinely collaborative. You’ll have room to play, and experiment. No egos. No factory lines. Just a small team of brilliant, kind humans who love what they do. 

Location: London (hybrid) 3 days in office

Job requirements

Who you are 

You’re a versatile experiential designer who lives and breathes the world of set design, turning ideas into considered 3D build and experiences. A thinker-doer with taste, pace and originality. You care about what’s next in design, not just what’s trending. You love taking a blank page and turning it into something that makes people feel. 

You’re: 

● A proactive, fast, energetic self-starter who thrives on making ideas happen 

● Obsessed with spatial design, materials, build details, styling and creating exceptional visual brand stories 

● Culturally switched-on and creatively curious, you spot what’s cool before it hits the mainstream 

● Organised, detail-driven and calm under pressure 

● Equally at home designing for creative conferences, events, brand activations and styling spaces 

● Fluent in Vectorworks, Adobe CS, and able to communicate ideas from mood boards into visuals 

● A natural collaborator, with broad shoulders, you can take feedback, shape ideas and lift the work higher 

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